Demographics: Asian Male, New Jersey, private/prep school known for rigor (according to college counselor)
No hooks
Intended Major(s):
- Any majors related to the biological sciences
ACT/SAT/SAT II:
- Tbd, test got cancelled
UW/W GPA and Rank:
- 3.8/4.2; no ranks
Coursework:
- AP Environmental Science (4); AP United States History (tbd) + dual enrollment (6 credits); AP Physics 1 (tbd); Cooper MedAcademy phase I (3 credits)
- Predicted senior year: AP Psychology, AP Chinese, AP English Lit, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB
- My school doesn’t allow APs until junior year, but i gamed the system and took a class over the summer in order to be placed in AP Environmental Science
Awards:
- Performed piano at Carnegie Hall
- First place winner in Crescendo International Competition
- Performed piano at various other halls in Boston, New York, and New Jersey through competitions
- Honor roll 2019-2020
Extracurriculars:
- Personal Intern to a local Assemblywoman
- Acknowledged as an essential contributor for a technology bill brief that was presented to NJ senate members and senate president for consideration
- Worked on a political campaign for my mom who ran (and won) for a local town council
- Founded a local non-profit which already served ~3,000 people so far
- Chosen for a competitive student scholar program at a large nonprofit and received a 500 dollar grant to utilize for college
- Interned at a medium sized non-profit where I organized events with over 500 people
- Volunteered at a free clinic for many years doing many medical related things although not allowed to encounter patients
- Published an article on the effects of COVID on Multidisciplinary Simulation Education; acknowledged as a co-author
- Captain of varsity men’s fencing team at school
- Participated in Rowan Cooper’s MedAcademy phase I, a highly extensive and competitive summer program hosted by Med students and professors at Cooper Medical School
- Worked with Simply Neuroscience to develop and provide a collection of resources for motivated high school and undergraduate students interested in learning about neurology
- Founded my school’s first coding club; co-founded my school’s first political discourse club; participated in Model UN, DECA, and History Bowl; JV tennis (4 years); and JV soccer (1 year)
- Shadowed various doctors
- Concert pianist ~10 years
Essays:
- Tbd
LORs
- Received about 6 LORs from various physicians from a diverse range of specialties whom I shadowed; received a LOR from the Assemblywoman who I interned with; received a LOR from governor Phil Murphy who I met on multiple occasions; waiting on a few LORs from teachers who I contacted. Don’t know which ones I should really submit
Schools: Princeton, Upenn, Rutgers Honors, Georgetown, John Hopkins, UT Austin, NYU